Welcome to the DFREE® Financial Freedom Movement
Empower yourself with practical tools and community-driven strategies. Transform your economic future through education, support, and collective action.
Who we are
DFREE® Global Foundation, Inc. is a tax exempt, 501(c)(3) organization advancing financial wellness, economic empowerment, and self-sufficiency in underserved communities by delivering free, community-centered initiatives that help families build lasting financial confidence and freedom.
Mission
The DFREE® Global Foundation ensures that financial freedom is not a privilege. By subsidizing access to DFREE's proven tools and curriculum - and through signature initiatives including FinFe$t, community campaigns, the Billion Dollar Challenge, the BottomUp Leadership Institute, and community development projects in Africa - the Foundation brings the resources of the DFREE® movement within reach of every family, regardless of income.
Vision
As the philanthropic arm of the Movement, the DFREE Global Foundation is committed to expanding access and impact by reaching underserved communities, removing barriers to financial education, and connecting individuals to the resources and support necessary to build lasting financial empowerment.
Pillars
Creative solutions crafted to tackle financial hurdles. We aim to overcome your monetary challenges.
Billion Dollar Challenge
The Billion Dollar Challenge (BDC) is a digital initiative of the DFREE Global Foundation that helps individuals and organizations reduce debt and build savings through goal tracking, behavioral motivation, and community accountability, while providing partners with measurable, data-driven impact.
Community Campaigns
The DFREE Global Foundation leads community-wide campaigns that unite churches, civic groups, and local organizations to deliver coordinated financial empowerment programs, fostering shared learning, accountability, and collective celebration through structured launches, weekly sessions, and culminating graduation events.
DFREE® Bottom-Up Leadership Institute
The DFREE® Bottom-Up Leadership Institute is a training program designed to equip community leaders with mastery in financial empowerment and economic justice. Graduates earn the credential of DFREE® Fellow, establishing them as trusted, nationwide ambassadors authorized to facilitate the DFREE® curriculum, train others, and drive equitable economic transformation within their local communities.
Our impact
Mapping our impact across communities
Every milestone represents lives transformed and a step closer to financial freedom.
1900+
Churches & Organizations
$890K+
In African Projects
$22M+
Collective debt paid
$2M+
Collectively saved
Testimonials
Real stories of change
Voices that reveal the power of financial transformation
I am retired, however, as a result of the class, I connected with a Financial Advisor to invest for generational wealth for my grandchildren.
Shirley RichardDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc
Aimy Steele
DFREE ® helped me realize that I was living above my means and now I have been able to downsize, pay off major debts and increase my credit score.
Michele BaileyBehind Every Door
Dee Marshall
I paid off my car and HVAC system bills using methods from DFREE ®.
Lloyd Branch
Alesia Boone
I am a better Steward of my finances having gone through this process. I am now working on leaving a legacy for my daughters.
Diana BelleClear View Baptist Church
I have paid down my credit cards with the snowball effect and I am currently in the process of buying a house by myself.
Gregory Lawrence
